There will be a number of presentations by various members the New Existentialists, including Saybrook faculty, alumnae/i, and students, at the 5th Annual Society for Humanistic Psychology Conference in Pittsburgh, PA, March 29-April 1, 2012

Ken Bausch has co-authored the just published Body Wisdom in Dialogue: Rediscovering the Voice of the Goddess.

Body Wisdom in Dialogue

Did you ever stop to consider how magical, mystical, and genuinely spiritual the practice of dialogue can be? Not debate, of course. Debate is a win-lose contest, and it draws circles around winners and losers which divide us and foster ill will. I am speaking specifically about the type of conversations – reflective deliberations – that we share with others in a circle of trust. Body Wisdom in Dialogue is a guide book for understanding the feelings that enable and sustain heartfelt discussions. Collective conversation is an ancient art which has been sustained within tribal cultures. For this reason, the book opens with a preface from the Americans for Indian Opportunities providing a view into the sacred dialogues of indigenous democracy....

From The Hieronimus & Company 21st Century Newsletter:

Healthy Life Series at Ruscombe Mansion

founded in 1984 by Zohara Hieronimus

Fruits and Vegetables Make You Sexy? Find out why at the
April 5th Healthy Life Series at Ruscombe.

On April 5th at 7:30 PM we will "Tweak Your Self Care". What are Ruscombe's favorite wellness tips? How do we manage stress? How do we feed our Selves emotionally and physically and spiritually? Fine tune your daily routines to best suit your own inner program with these ideas from our experts....

Saybrook Alumna and Homepage newsletter editor, Lezlie Kinyon, to be honored in another field! Harper Diana Rowan will include Lezlie's poem Calypso on her new CD (currently being recorded in Bulgaria, with traditional musicians).

From Lezlie: Diana Rowan is amazing! Her site is sirenharp.com

I cannot tell you how honored & really thrilled I am about this! I can send a copy of the poem upon request. BB! Lezlie doclezlie@gmail.com

Click Here to see the flyer for the 2012 Combat Stress Conference. We have openings for presenters.

Page two of the flyer allows speakers to indicate their first and second choice (in terms of day and time) for when they wish to speak. At this moment we have room for three six-hour one-day pre-conference courses on Wednesday and two on Thursday. The plenary sessions at the conference are 75 minutes (plus Q&A) each in the morning and there are two each day. The afternoon sessions are 45 minutes (plus Q&A) and there are three each day.

Dr. Michael Mayer Presents:

Integral Living in an Uncertain World

March 24

Orinda, CA.

This weekend workshop will give you tools for dealing with troubled times. I'll be giving a preview of material from my upcoming book, and I'll be doing this workshop with a talented colleague and neuropsychologist, Dr. Jim Bramson.

Renee Levi and Michael Conforti will explore multiple dimensions of the spirit of place. Using excerpts from recent research, stories and experiences, and images that recur in public places, Michael and Renee will engage in a free-form dialogue that aims to provoke your thinking, evoke your emotions, and invoke your sensitivity to the powers of place in everyday life.

Dr Renee Levi
Renee Levi is former Director of Research and Founding Steward of the Powers of Place Initiative, a Fetzer Institute-supported project exploring the influence of place, space and environment on collective transformation toward positive change in the world. She has been involved with other Fetzer Institute-funded research initiatives, including the Collective Wisdom Initiative.

Renee is also principal of Resonance Consulting, a leadership and organization development consulting firm specializing in executive coaching, organizational research, strategic planning, small and large group facilitation and change management.

An alumna of Saybrook University ('03) with a Ph.D. in Organization Systems, Renee is currently serving as Co-Chair of the Board of Trustees of Saybrook University. Her doctoral dissertation, Group Magic: An Inquiry into Experiences of Collective Resonance, established a field for further inquiry into this new aspect of group dynamics through The Resonance Project. Her work has been published in numerous scholarly journals.